Veloflex Arenberg v Conti Comp - 25 mm
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+1 never got it done without prestretching a conti
Sorry but I am seriously dubious, I appriciate you get better at this eith time but even so...
I can mount vittorias fine without prestretching, but contis... Ive seriously taken the skin of my hands trying to get them on, and I'm not exacltly a weakling.
as Ive said I have found its needed to pre inflate the conti's for several days to somthing like 50psi+, even then its a hard job getting them on a rim for stretching.
I can mount vittorias fine without prestretching, but contis... Ive seriously taken the skin of my hands trying to get them on, and I'm not exacltly a weakling.
as Ive said I have found its needed to pre inflate the conti's for several days to somthing like 50psi+, even then its a hard job getting them on a rim for stretching.
I'll vouch for the difficulty in mounting Conti tubulars. It's the primary reason I don't use them anymore. Versus any of the Veloflex which will go on very firmly but without any major damage to fingers and skin. I can mount Contis just fine, but it's certainly a task I don't look forward to in any way. And if you have to get them off and mount a spare conti on the road, well that just spoils any fun you might have been having till then. And the thing is, I haven't found the Veloflex any more prone to punctures than Conti so I have no reason to use anything other than Veloflex. Vittorias on the other hand just seem to cut at the slightest sideways look, at least in my experience.
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Almost all of my Veloflex punctures haven't happened in a classical way (a sharp object penetrating), but cut / damaged sidewalls from small road debris instead, which cause the tubular to leak slowly.
Yesterday suffered another one - when I finally noticed my back wheel "getting sloppy", I was already on the farthest point from home in my ride
Yesterday suffered another one - when I finally noticed my back wheel "getting sloppy", I was already on the farthest point from home in my ride
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Yes. Tufo Extreme. Usually works.
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Don't be dubious. I carry two conti sprinter tubs as spares when I ride my trek. I have had to change tubs when I am out and it does not take long to mount one. There is nothing to be worried about.